G/TBT/N/CRI/193  
6 December  2021 
(21-9165) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : COSTA RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía  (Ministry of the Environment and Energy)  
Secretaría Ejecutiva de Planificación del Sector Energía  (Executive Secretary for Energy 
Sector Planning)  
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Centro Información de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Enquiry Point)  
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio , MEIC (Ministry of the Economy, Industry 
and Trade)  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Email: crotc@meic.go.cr ; msolera@meic.go.cr  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go.cr  
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be prov ided in addition, where applicable) : Domestic 
electrical appliances in general ( ICS 97 .030)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : RTCR 503: 
2021. Productos Eléctricos . Cocinas, plantillas, encimeras, plantillas de inducción y hornos 
eléctricos de uso doméstico . Requisitos de eficiencia energética  (Costa Rican Technical 
Regulation (RTCR) No. 503:2021 : Electrical products . Cookers, hobs, cooktops, induction 
hobs and electric ovens for domestic use . Energy efficiency r equirements) (14 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified Technical Regulation is to establish 
the energy efficiency requirements and conformity assessment procedures applicable to 
cookers, hobs, cooktops, induction hobs a nd electric ovens for domestic use that are 
manufactured, imported (new or used), used and marketed in Costa Rica . Under this 
Regulation, the only products that may be imported and marketed are those meeting 
these requirements . It also applies to electric cookers, hobs, induction hobs, cooktops 
and electric ovens that use a supply of 60 Hz AC with a nominal system voltage of 120 or 
240 V.  G/TBT/N/CRI/193  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment and prevention of practices likely to mislead 
or deceive consumers ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Decreto Ejecutivo N°37662 -MEIC-H-MICIT del 12 de diciembre 2012 . 
Procedimiento para la Demostración de la Evaluación de la Conformidad de los 
Reglamentos Técnicos  
• Decreto Ejecutivo N°38849 -MEIC del 06 de enero de 2015 . Procedimiento para 
demostrar equivalencia con un reglamento técnico de Costa Rica (RTC R) 
• INTE Standard E17 -1: Eficiencia Energética. Cocinas eléctricas, plantillas, 
plantillas de inducción y hornos eléctricos de uso doméstico. Parte 1: Requisitos  
• INTE E17 -2: Eficiencia Energética. Cocinas eléctricas, plantillas y hornos 
eléctricos de uso doméstico. - Parte 2: Etiquetado  
• INTE E17 -3: Eficiencia Energética. Cocinas eléctricas, plantillas, plantillas de 
inducción y hornos eléctricos de uso doméstico. Parte 3: Método de Ensayo  
• INTE E17 -4: Eficiencia Energética. Plantillas de inducción de uso doméstico. 
Parte 4: Método de Ensayo  
• INTE E17 -5: Eficiencia Energética. Plantillas de inducción de uso doméstico. 
Parte 5: Etiquetado  
• ISO/IEC 17067: C onformity assessment . Fundamentals of product certification 
and guidelines for product certification schemes (current version)  
• INTE/ISO/ IEC 17065: C onformity assessment . Requirements for bodies 
certifying products, processes and services  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta  
Proposed date of entry into force : 18 months after publication in the Official Journal 
La Gaceta.  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Centro de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (TBT Centre)  
Website: http://www.reglatec.go. cr 
WTO Contact Point: crotc@meic.go.cr ; msolera@meic.go.cr  
San José, Costa Rica  
Tel.: (+506) 2549 -1479 
Full text available online at:  
http://www.reglatec.go.cr/reglatec/principal.jsp  
 
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